memoirs of general william t. sherman-2-第75节

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Goldsboro'；　between　the　Weldon　road　and　Little　River。　　General　Howard　to…day　is　marching　south　of　the　Nenae；　and　to…morrow　will　come　in　and　occupy　ground　north　of　Goldsboro'；　extending　from　the　Weldon　Railroad　to　that　leading　to　Kinston。

I　have　ordered　all　the　provisional　divisions；　made　up　of　troops　belonging　to　the　regular　corps；　to　be　broken　up；　and　the　men　to　join　their　proper　regiments　and　organizations；　and　have　ordered　General　Schofield　to　guard　the　railroads　back　to　Newborn　and　Wilmington；　and　to　make　up　a　movable　column　equal　to　twenty…five　thousand　men；　with　which　to　take　the　field。　　His　army　will　be　the　centre；　as　on　the　Atlanta　campaign。　　I　do　not　think　I　want　any　more　troops　（other　than　absentees　and　recruits）　to　fill　up　the　present　regiments；　and　I　can　make　up　an　army　of　eighty　thousand　men　by　April　10th。　　I　will　post　General　Kilpatrick　at　Mount　Olive　Station　on　the　Wilmington　road；　and　then　allow　the　army　some　rest。

We　have　sent　all　our　empty　wagons；　under　escort；　with　the　proper　staff…officers；　to　bring　up　from　Kinston　clothing　and　provisions。　As　long　as　we　move　we　can　gather　food　and　forage；　but；　the　moment　we　stop；　trouble　begins。

I　feel　sadly　disappointed　that　our　railroads　are　not　done。　　I　do　not　like　to　say　there　has　been　any　neglect　until　I　make　inquiries；　but　it　does　seem　to　me　the　repairs　should　have　been　made　ere　this；　and　the　road　properly　stocked。　　I　can　only　hear　of　one　locomotive　（besides　the　four　old　ones）　on　the　Newbern　road；　and　two　damaged　locomotives　（found　by　General　Terry）　on　the　Wilmington　road。　　I　left　Generals　Easton　and　Beckwith　purposely　to　make　arrangements　in　anticipation　of　my　arrival；　and　have　heard　from　neither；　though　I　suppose　them　both　to　be　at　Morehead　City。

At　all　events；　we　have　now　made　a　junction　of　all　the　armies；　and　if　we　can　maintain　them；　will；　in　a　short　time；　be　in　a　position　to　march　against　Raleigh；　Gaston；　Weldon；　or　even　Richmond；　as　you　may　determine。

If　I　get　the　troops　all　well　planed；　and　the　supplies　working　well；　I　may　run　up　to　see　you　for　a　day　or　two　before　diving　again　into　the　bowels　of　the　country。

I　will　make；　in　a　very　short　time；　accurate　reports　of　our　operations　for　the　past　two　months。　　Yours　truly；

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Major…General　commanding。



HEADQUARTERS　MILITARY　DIVISION　OF　THE　MISSISSIPPI　IN　THE　FIELD；　COX'S　BRIGADE；　GOLDSBORO'；　NORTH　CAROLINA；　March　24；　1865。

Lieutenant…General　U。　S。　GRANT；　City　Point；　Virginia。

GENERAL：　I　have　kept　Lieutenant　Dunn　over　to…day　that　I　might　report　farther。　　All　the　army　is　now　in；　save　the　cavalry　（which　I　have　posted　at　Mount　Olive　Station；　south　of　the　Nenae）　and　General　Terry's　command　（whichto…morrow　will　move　from　Cog's　Ferry　to　Faison's　Depot；　also　on　the　Wilmington　road）。　　I　send　you　a　copy　of　my　orders　of　this　morning；　the　operation　of　which　will；　I　think；　soon　complete　our　roads。　　The　telegraph　is　now　done　to　Morehead　City；　and　by　it　I　learn　that　stores　have　been　sent　to　Kinston　in　boats；　and　that　our　wagons　are　loading　with　rations　and　clothing。　By　using　the　Neuse　as　high　up　as　Kinston；　hauling　from　there　twenty…six　miles；　and　by　equipping　the　two　roads　to　Morehead　City　and　Wilmington；　I　feel　certain　we　can　not　only　feed　and　equip　the　army；　but　in　a　short　time　fill　our　wagons　for　another　start。　　I　feel　certain；　from　the　character　of　the　fighting；　that　we　have　got　Johnston's　army　afraid　of　us。　　He　himself　acts　with　timidity　and　caution。　　His　cavalry　alone　manifests　spirit；　but　limits　its　operations　to　our　stragglers　and　foraging…parties。　　My　marching　columns　of　infantry　do　not　pay　the　cavalry　any　attention；　but　walk　right　through　it

I　think　I　see　pretty　clearly　how；　in　one　more　move；　we　can　check…　mate　Lee；　forcing　him　to　unite　Johnston　with　him　in　the　defense　of　Richmond；　or　to　abandon　the　cause。　　I　feel　certain；　if　he　leaves　Richmond；　Virginia　leaves　the　Confederacy。　　I　will　study　my　maps　a　little　more　before　giving　my　positive　views。　　I　want　all　possible　information　of　the　Roanoke　as　to　navigability；　how　far　up；　and　with　what　draught。

We　find　the　country　sandy；　dry；　with　good　roads；　and　more　corn　and　forage　than　I　had　expected。　　The　families　remain；　but　I　will　gradually　push　them　all　out　to　Raleigh　or　Wilmington。　　We　will　need　every　house　in　the　town。　　Lieutenant　Dunn　can　tell　you　of　many　things　of　which　I　need　not　write。　　Yours　truly；

W。　T。　　SHERMAN；　Major…General。



HEADQUARTERS　MILITARY　DIVISION　OF　THE　MISSISSIPPI　IN　THE　FIELD；　COX'S　BRIGADE；　GOLDSBORO'；　NORTH　CAROLINA；　April　5；1865

Major…General　George　H。　Thomas；　commanding　Department　of　the　Cumberland。

DEAR　GENERAL：　I　can　hardly　help　smiling　when　I　contemplate　my　commandit　is　decidedly　mixed。　　I　believe；　but　am　not　certain；　that　you　are　in　my　jurisdiction；　but　I　certainly　cannot　help　you　in　the　way　of　orders　or　men；　nor　do　I　think　you　need　either。　　General　Cruft　has　just　arrived　with　his　provisional　division；　which　will　at　once　be　broken　up　and　the　men　sent　to　their　proper　regiments；　as　that　of　Meagher　was　on　my　arrival　here。

You　may　have　some　feeling　about　my　asking　that　General　Slocum　should　have　command　of　the　two　corps　that　properly　belong　to　you；　viz。；　the　Fourteenth　and　Twentieth；　but　you　can　recall　that　he　was　but　a　corps　commander；　and　could　not　legally　make　orders　of　discharge；　transfer；　etc。；　which　was　imperatively　necessary。　　I　therefore　asked　that　General　Slocum　should　be　assigned　to　command　〃an　army　in　the　field；〃　called　the　Army　of　Georgia；　composed　of　the　Fourteenth　and　Twentieth　Corps。　　The　order　is　not　yet　made　by　the　President；　though　I　have　recognized　it　because　both；　General　Grant　and　the　President　have　sanctioned　it；　and　promised　to　have　the　order　made。

My　army　is　now　here；　pretty　well　clad　and　provided；　divided　into　three　parts；　of　two　corps　eachmuch　as　our　old　Atlanta　army　was。

I　expect　to　move　on　in　a　few　days；　and　propose　（if　Lee　remains　in　Richmond）　to　pass　the　Roanoke；　and　open　communication　with　the　Chowan　and　Norfolk。　　This　will　bring　me　in　direct　communication　with　General　Grant。

This　is　an　admirable　pointcountry　open；　and　the　two　railroads　in　good　order　back　to　Wilmington　and　Beaufort。　　We　have　already　brought　up　stores　enough　to　fill　our　wagons；　and　only　await　some　few　articles；　and　the　arrival　of　some　men　who　are　marching　up　from　the　coast；　to　be　off。

General　Grant　explained　to　me　his　orders　to　you；　which；　of　course；　are　all　right。　　You　can　make　reports　direct　to　Washington　or　to　General　Grant；　but　keep　me　advised　occasionally　of　the　general　state　of　affairs；　that　I　may　know　what　is　happening。　　I　must　give　my　undivided　attention　to　matters　here。　　You　will　hear　from　a　thousand　sources　pretty　fair　accounts　of　our　next　march。　　Yours　truly；

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Major…General。



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SOUTH　ATLANTIC　SQUADRON　FLAG…SHIP　PHILADELPHIA；　CHARLESTON；　April　20；　1865


Major…General　W。　T。　SHERMAN；　commanding　Armies　of　the　Tennessee；　Georgia；　and　Mississippi。

Mr　DEAR　GENERAL：　I　was　much　gratified　by　a　sight　of　your　handwriting；　which　has　just　reached　me　from　Goldsboro'；　it　was　very　suggestive　of　a　past　to　me；　when　these　regions　were　the　scene　of　your　operations。

As　you　progressed　through　South　Carolina；　there　was　no　manifestation　of　weakness　or　of　an　intention　to　abandon　Charleston；　until　within　a　few　hours　of　the　fact。　　On　the　11th　of　February　I　was　at　Stono；　and　a　spirited　demonstration　was　made　by　General　Schimmel…pfennig　and　the　vessels。　　He　drove　the　rebels　from　their　rifle…pits　in　front　of　the　lines；　extending　from　Fort　Pringle；　and　pushed　them　vigorously。　　The　next　day　I　was　at　Bull's　Bay；　with　a　dozen　steamers；　among　them　the　finest　of　the　squadron。　　General　Potter　had　twelve　to　fifteen　hundred　men；　the　object　being　to　carry　out　your　views。　　We　made　as　much　fuss　as　possible；　and　with　better　success　than　I　anticipated；　for　it　seems　that　the　rebs　conceived　Stono　to　be　a　feint；　and　the　real　object　at　Bull's　Bay；　supposing；　from　the　number　of　steamers　and　boats；　that　we　had　several　thousand　men。　　Now　came　an　aide　from　General　Gillmore；　at　Port　Royal；　with　your　cipher…dispatch　from　Midway；　so　I　steamed　down　to　Port　Royal　to　see　him。　　Next　day　was　spent　in　vain　efforts　to　decipher…finally　it　was　accomplished。　　You　thought　that　the　state　of　the　roads　might　force　you　to　turn　upon　Charleston；　so　I　went　there　on　the　15th；　but　there　was　no　sign　yet　of　flinching。　　Then　I　went　to　Bull's　Bay　next　day　（16th）；　and　found　that　the　troops　were　not　yet　ashore；　owing　to　the　difficulties　of　shoal　water。　　One　of　the　gunboats　had　contrived　to　get　up　to　within　shelling　range；　and　both　soldiers　and　sailors　were　working　hard。　　On　the　evening　of　the　18th　I　steamed　down　to　Stono　to　see　how　matters　were　going　there。　　Passing　Charleston；　I　noticed　two　large　fires；　well　insideprobably　preparing　to　leave。　On　the　17th；　in　Stono；　rumors　were　flying　about　loose　of　evacuation。　　In　course　of　the　morning；　General　Schimmelpfennig　telegraphed　me；　from　Morris　Island；　that　there　were　symptoms　of　leaving；　that　he　would　again　make　a　push　at　Stono；　and　asked　for　monitors。　　General　Schimmelpfennig　came　down　in　the　afternoon；　and　we　met　in　the　Folly　Branch；　near　Secessionville。　　He　was　sore　that　the　rebs　would　be　off　that　night；　so　he　was　to　assault　them　in　front；　while　a